{"title":"Exploring Moral Categorizations and Symbolic Boundaries Around People Living With HIV in a Correctional Setting","authors":"Morgan Wadams","doi":"10.1097/JFN.0000000000000393","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JFN.0000000000000393","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT For people living with HIV, correctional facilities, such as jails, prisons, and remand centers in Canada are complex environments at the intersection of health, justice, social, and criminal systems. Turning toward experiences, I explore my stories and observations of working with people living with HIV as a registered nurse in a large correctional facility in Western Canada. Based upon a narrative understanding of experience, I inquire into these stories and observations through the application of Mary Douglas’ theoretical work on purity versus impurity and Michèle Lamont’s symbolic boundary work. I engage in a reflective dialogue with the newfound meanings and understandings produced and discuss significant personal, practice-based, social, and policy-based insights within the context of my nurse researcher-practitioner role. This dialogue draws attention and raises questions about social practices, HIV-related stigma, correctional nursing, and the particularities of life evident within correctional facilities. Clinical implications for correctional nurses are discussed.","PeriodicalId":51324,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Nursing","volume":"18 1","pages":"214 - 220"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42454798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Child Sexual Abuse and Suicide","authors":"G. Hornor, S. Tucker","doi":"10.1097/JFN.0000000000000394","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JFN.0000000000000394","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Sexual abuse can result in significant negative sequelae for victims. One particularly harmful consequence is suicidal ideation, which can lead to suicide attempts and even death. It is essential to screen children and adolescents for suicidal ideation when providing medical forensic care after disclosure of acute or nonacute sexual abuse/assault. Forensic nurses must feel confident in their abilities to assess suicide risk and provide appropriate intervention and referrals. A thorough understanding of the relationship between sexual abuse and suicidal ideation and behaviors can assist the forensic nurse in the development of practice behaviors to better identify, intervene, and prevent suicidal ideation and behaviors among youth experiencing sexual abuse.","PeriodicalId":51324,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Nursing","volume":"18 1","pages":"237 - 246"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43469055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amy Hite, Wendy Overstreet, C. Giefer, Gregory G. Belcher
{"title":"Innovative Assessments for Retention of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners","authors":"Amy Hite, Wendy Overstreet, C. Giefer, Gregory G. Belcher","doi":"10.1097/JFN.0000000000000390","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JFN.0000000000000390","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The Southeast Kansas (SEK) comprehensive rural Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) program was developed as part of an effort to increase the availability of SANE services nationwide. The primary goal of the program is to provide education to assist with training and certification of registered nurses and advanced practice registered nurses in SEK to conduct sexual assault forensic examinations and become certified. This will provide better physical and mental health care for survivors and better evidence collection and higher prosecution rates in a rural, medically underserved area. The project established a rural academic–practice–community partnership to provide longitudinal immersive SANE clinical training. The success of the project in SEK will be impacted by the retention of SANEs; therefore, the integration of the Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL) self-assessment was seen as an important component of the grant implementation. ProQOL determines compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress. The data collected from SANEs on their self-assessments with the ProQOL lead to early identification of SANEs experiencing negative effects of forensic nursing and the ability to intervene for decreased attrition.","PeriodicalId":51324,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Nursing","volume":"18 1","pages":"185 - 188"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41495071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Examining the Implementation of the National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/JFN.0000000000000397","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JFN.0000000000000397","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51324,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Nursing","volume":"18 2 1","pages":"E17"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43806021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Rodríguez-Borrego, P. Rodríguez-Muñoz, P. J. López-Soto, J. Carmona-Torres
{"title":"Perceptions of Gender Violence in Spanish Adolescents","authors":"M. Rodríguez-Borrego, P. Rodríguez-Muñoz, P. J. López-Soto, J. Carmona-Torres","doi":"10.1097/JFN.0000000000000386","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JFN.0000000000000386","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Background Gender violence among adolescents is a global problem. In the context of public healthcare, nursing professionals play an important role. Objective The aim of this study was to determine awareness, information, and beliefs regarding gender violence in adolescents and identify their educational needs. Participants and Setting Data from a study conducted by the Spanish Centre for Sociological Research and the Government Office for Gender Violence in 2013 are used. The sample contained 698 adolescents aged 15–19 years. Methods This is a secondary analysis of a data survey. Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology guidelines are followed. Sociodemographic variables and seven topics of interest were analyzed: gender inequality, intimate relationships, definition of abuse, identification of abuse, awareness of cases of abuse in women, and informal and formal support networks. Results The results show that adolescents are well informed, are aware of informal and formal support networks, use the word “respect,” identify abuse and consider it unacceptable, and believe media coverage is useful in giving visibility to gender violence. No significant differences were found in gender, social class, or education, and their idea of romantic love remains intact. Conclusions The researchers conclude that, in Spain, adolescents' awareness of gender violence is strongly influenced by environmental and cultural factors, because of the prevalence of gender and intimate partner violence in the country. Formal interventions such as health education provided by either nursing professionals in schools or the broader community can have a positive effect on adolescent health. Primary care nurses should use these findings to support the development of health promotion programs for young adults.","PeriodicalId":51324,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Nursing","volume":"18 1","pages":"E5 - E16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42574161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Beth Sheeran, Lisa Kiser, Wendy Williams-Gilbert, Electra Enslow
{"title":"Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Training: A Review of Literature and Implication for Nursing Education and Service to Rural Communities.","authors":"Beth Sheeran, Lisa Kiser, Wendy Williams-Gilbert, Electra Enslow","doi":"10.1097/JFN.0000000000000366","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JFN.0000000000000366","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs) play a critical role in providing quality care to patients who have experienced sexual violence. Recent national legislative initiatives have been launched both to better explore state-specific needs in regard to training SANE nurses as well as pilot programs that will establish evidence-based methods of expanding SANE training to remote, rural, and underserved communities.A scoping literature review was conducted to identify best practices in SANE training as well as implications for delivering this education to rural and underserved communities. This review analyzed the scientific strengths and weaknesses of existing research, provided an overview of findings within the literature, and identified areas where further research could be directed to inform local, state, and national strategy on SANE education.Blended learning programs that pair online education with simulated clinical experiences are promising alternatives to the traditional classroom experience; however, more research is needed to know how to enhance retention and engagement of nurses utilizing these methods to obtain preliminary SANE training.</p>","PeriodicalId":51324,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Nursing","volume":"18 2","pages":"78-84"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39902603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mel Langness, Janine M Zweig, Emily Tiry, Erica Henderson, Nicole Stahlmann, Sara Bastomski
{"title":"Examining the Implementation of the National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations.","authors":"Mel Langness, Janine M Zweig, Emily Tiry, Erica Henderson, Nicole Stahlmann, Sara Bastomski","doi":"10.1097/JFN.0000000000000369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JFN.0000000000000369","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>The National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations, Adult/Adolescent, 2nd edition, or SAFE Protocol, is a voluntary guide that assists local and state jurisdictions with their responses to sexual assault by institutionalizing best practices around survivor care and evidence collection, particularly for sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs) completing medical forensic examinations. We examined the uptake of the SAFE Protocol in communities across the United States by analyzing data from a set of national surveys of forensic nursing programs and victim advocates within the same communities. We studied four implementation outcomes: the acceptability, adoption, reach, and sustainability of the SAFE Protocol. SANEs and advocates reported that stakeholders responding to sexual assault-including forensic nurses, advocates, law enforcement, and prosecutors-have high implementation of the Protocol, which indicates how important individual stakeholder engagement is in actively facilitating the adoption of it. However, when information from SANEs and advocates from the same community are compared, the extent to which the SAFE Protocol is reported to be implemented with fidelity across U.S. jurisdictions is mixed.</p>","PeriodicalId":51324,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Nursing","volume":"18 2","pages":"67-77"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39932131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Strategies Employed by Forensic Community Mental Health Nurses to Resolve Difficulties in Supporting Offenders With Mental Disorders Under the Medical Treatment and Supervision Act in Japan.","authors":"Jun Okuda, Yoshimi Endo","doi":"10.1097/JFN.0000000000000367","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JFN.0000000000000367","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to identify the strategies used by forensic community mental health nurses to resolve difficulties in supporting offenders with mental disorders under the Medical Treatment and Supervision Act in Japan.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Interviews were conducted with 13 nurses, and the data were analyzed using content analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study identified the strategies for difficulties in (a) assessing and managing risk potential of forensic service patients, (b) addressing offending behavior, (c) managing the transition of patients, (d) supporting patients to understand the impact of justice processes and applying knowledge of legislation to nursing, and (e) promoting the role of forensic community mental health nurses within the multidisciplinary team.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings can benefit and support forensic community mental health nurses' practices. The Japanese forensic community mental health nurses experiencing difficulties and providing home visits to patients can utilize the identified strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":51324,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Nursing","volume":"18 2","pages":"99-105"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39787978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nonfatal Strangulation","authors":"Tami Hartlaub, Brandi Castro, M. Frey","doi":"10.1097/JFN.0000000000000391","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JFN.0000000000000391","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Nonfatal strangulation is a relatively newly recognized mechanism of injury that may not be taken seriously because of lack of physical injuries that many times accompany it. This comparison case series supports the importance of considering not only visually detected injuries but also symptoms the patient may be experiencing when determining diagnostics necessary to guide a treatment plan. A visually detectable injury is dependent on multiple factors. Bruises may occur with minimal pressure but may not be visible immediately after assault. Contrary to this, extensive bruising of the neck is not an accurate indicator of damage to underlying structures. The authors' experiences in these two cases signify the necessity of a comprehensive assessment utilizing both physical symptoms and assessments as the basis for determining nonfatal strangulation treatment plans.","PeriodicalId":51324,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Nursing","volume":"18 1","pages":"189 - 192"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42914778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Trauma-Informed Approaches to Medicolegal Death Investigation: A Forensic Nursing Perspective.","authors":"Stacy A Drake, Candace Burton","doi":"10.1097/JFN.0000000000000359","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JFN.0000000000000359","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Forensic nurses engaged in medicolegal death investigations experience trauma-induced responses in responding to, investigating, and documenting sudden unexpected deaths. The trauma of these repeated experiences often results in diminished performance, job dissatisfaction, and burnout. The principles of trauma-informed care are not new but have not been incorporated into death investigation practices. When coupled with medicolegal death investigation procedures, application of these principles can help to alleviate distress for forensic nurses, colleagues, and decedents of concerned families. This case series illustrates how the principles of trauma-informed care can be implemented to enhance communication, deescalate emotional or threatening situations, and prevent retraumatization in the context of medicolegal death investigations.</p>","PeriodicalId":51324,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Nursing","volume":"18 2","pages":"85-90"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39603212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}